Work

An archive of things I have made, built, designed, or contributed to meaningfully

Commercial Work

Watchful

Watchful

Sep 2024 → Sep 2026

Designing and building privacy-preserving, real-time physical security software used by monitoring agents around the world to catch criminals.

WebPhysical SecurityProduct Design+5
Samsung Electronics NZ / Cheil NZ

Samsung Electronics NZ / Cheil NZ

Aug 2020 → Nov 2020

Design system and process improvements that led to a 64% increase in user traffic

WebUX ResearchDesign Systems+6
Cin7

Cin7

Nov 2020 → Sep 2022

System usability improvements that empower 8,000+ businesses to transact over $2 billion USD every month

WebAndroidDesignOps+7
Swiftly

Swiftly

Mar 2020 → Feb 2023

Building Ecommerce software that enabled 1,200+ small local stores to sell $700,000+ NZD in goods online

WebUX ResearchProduct Design+6
Infinity Studio

Infinity Studio

Mar 2023 → Sep 2024

Geotechnical engineering software that helps 550+ engineers work on technical projects up to 50% faster

WebUX ResearchProduct Design+3
Logger

Logger

Jan 2024 → Now

Speeding up data capture for geotech engineers on construction sites by building smarter logging apps

WebMobileAndroid+6
Athena

Athena

Mar 2023 → Jul 2024

Building a system that helps natural disaster victims get their homes repaired faster

WebMobileAndroid+4
Voluntarily

Voluntarily

Feb 2019 → Aug 2020

Connecting skilled volunteers with classrooms to teach essential tech skills in schools

JobWebUX Research+5
Ubiquity

Ubiquity

Nov 2017 → Feb 2019

Worked on software that helped businesses send millions of transactional messages a year to help customers get stuff done

JobWebMarketing Automation+4
Qrious

Qrious

Jan 2017 → Feb 2019

Enabling tourism businesses to understand their customers better, and construction companies understand their impact on traffic.

JobWebUX Research+5
Mighway

Mighway

Mar 2016 → Jan 2017

Reimagining booking systems and internal tooling for a peer-to-peer motorhome rental system.

JobWebUX Research+5
Panacea

Panacea

Dec 2024

SEO-optimised website for a cocktail kitchen in Auckland, New Zealand

WebFE DevSEO+1

Side Projects

Vaxx

Vaxx

Sep 2021

Worked with the New Zealand Ministry of Health to help 99,000+ people get vaccinated against COVID-19

WebOpen SourceUX Research+4
Eight Dollars

Eight Dollars

Dec 2022

Protecting 20,000+ users from scams on Twitter with a chrome extension.

WebTwitter APIChrome Extension+3
Tax Receipt

Tax Receipt

May 2023

Making it easier for 6,000+ people to understand how taxes were spent relative to their income

WebTaxesProduct Design+5
changelog

changelog

2026

Game-style patch notes for New Zealand law. A monthly, plain-English update on which new laws and proposals will actually change your life.

WebPublic ServiceAI+4
Paperboy

Paperboy

August 2025

AI-powered news platform demystifying New Zealand politics used by 300+ users

WebAINews+3
Money Wrapped

Money Wrapped

Jan 2025

Open Banking spending tracker used by 340+ users.

WebUX ResearchProduct Design+5
FlareOps

FlareOps

Oct 2026 · Beta

Your Cloudflare accounts. One desktop app. Manage Workers, domains, DNS and cron schedules with account context and command review. Available as an open-source macOS beta.

DesktopCloudflareProduct Design+2
Walt's CV Checker

Walt's CV Checker

2026

Helping New Zealand students and grads improve their CVs with targeted feedback, document highlights and example rewrites.

WebAIProduct Design+2
Minutes

Minutes

2026

AI Note-taking app built to experiment with Nemotron Diarization models.

Desktop AppLocal AIProduct Design+6
Self-hosted Chat

Self-hosted Chat

2026

A Discord-style community chat that anyone can run on their own Cloudflare account in minutes.

Product DesignRealtime MessagingSelf-hosting+4
Porty

Porty

2026

Making devices, ports and cable connections easier to understand and debug.

Product DesignData VisualizationDeveloper Tools+4
lobbyboi

lobbyboi

2026

Multiplayer rooms for Cloudflare Durable Objects. Open-source kit with lobbies, quick-match, authoritative netcode and bots, so the next browser game starts at the fun part.

Developer ToolsMultiplayerGame+4
flatboi

flatboi

2026

What New Zealand renters actually pay, next to what landlords are asking. Maps MBIE bond data against live Trade Me listings for every neighbourhood, with cost per room and rental availability.

WebData VisualizationMapping+4
Kapoot

Kapoot

June 2026

Free multiplayer quiz game that allows you to create and play quizzes with your friends.

WebGameMultiplayer+5
Timekeeper

Timekeeper

May 2025

A simple timer app that makes it easy to do segmented intervals

WebMobileProduct Design+2
Raxx

Raxx

April 2024

Exploring where and how crime is changing in New Zealand by using open source data

WebOpen SourceData Visualization+3
Interests of MPs

Interests of MPs

Sep 2026

What New Zealand MPs declare, and what changes. Turns Parliament’s annual PDFs into searchable holdings, gifts and travel, with changes across years and links to the original returns.

WebData VisualizationOpen Data+4
Flatbot

Flatbot

Dec 2017 → Jul 2019

Chatbot that helped users discover rental listings. Peaked at 100+ MAUs.

WebChatbotFacebook API+5
Terrible ideas Hackathon

Terrible ideas Hackathon

2020 → 2022

The Terrible Ideas hackathon is a 46-hour challenge to create the most terrible, awful, brilliant ideas you can think of. Was part of the organising team from 2020-2022

WebHackathonOpen Source+1
Vibe Check · NZ

Vibe Check · NZ

2026

A daily vibe check on the news. Every morning at 6am, Jev reads RNZ headlines and scores nine questions from −10 to +10, from petrol prices to supervolcanoes.

WebAIData Visualization+3

Toys + Experiments

AgentEats

AgentEats

December 2025

AI phone agent prototype that takes restaurant orders through natural voice, built in 3 hours at an ElevenLabs hackathon.

AIVoice AIProduct Design+4
Pew Pew VR

Pew Pew VR

2019

VR game where you make PEW PEW noises with your mouth to play. Made for the KiwiJam 2019 Game Jam.

VROpen SourceGame+5
Quick Maths

Quick Maths

2019

40 player browser math game. Built to learn about Websockets and the Canvas API

WebGameHackathon+6
Vroomba

Vroomba

July 2026

Voice-controlled multiplayer racing browser game built and designed with AI

WebAIVoice AI+5
KitchenBot

KitchenBot

Nov 2025

CCTV app powered by OpenAI that looks for clutter, messes, or dishes left out, and gently posts a message on Slack telling you to clean it up if dirty

VideoAILLM+3
Infra.nz

Infra.nz

2023

POC Website that makes it easy to see infrastructure system outages (water, power, internet, cellular service) in your area. Built to learn about mapping frameworks and data visualization for the GovHack 2023 hackathon.

WebMappingData Visualization+7
Fruit Tax

Fruit Tax

2021

Proof of concept shopping tech demo that raises the prices of products while you aren't looking. Uses your Webcam and OpenCV.

WebHackathonOpen Source+5
Swearsies

Swearsies

2019

Proof of concept swear jar that transfers $5 into your savings account every time your device hears you swear. Built to experiment with Google ML services, and banking APIs for the 2019 BankEngine Hackathon.

WebHackathonOpen Source+7
Lenny

Lenny

2021

Proof of concept prototype that uses payment data to perform COVID-19 contact tracing. Built as part of the GovHack 2021 Open Data Hackathon.

WebHackathonOpen Source+6
Check On

Check On

2020

Proof of concept dashboard for emergencies. It aggregates data from public and private data sources. Built to learn about public datasets for the GovHack 2020 hackathon.

WebHackathonOpen Source+5
Househodl

Househodl

2023

Proof of concept blockchain-based bill splitting. Built for the ETHGlobal NYC 2025 hackathon.

WebHackathonOpen Source+4
Anti-adblocker

Anti-adblocker

2020

Working browser implementation of the adblocker from the TV Show Black Mirror. Uses your webcam to tell you to keep watching ads if you stop watching.

WebOpen SourceOpenCV+3
Matter VR

Matter VR

2016

Unity VR experience where you make music with gestural hand controls using a Leap Motion sensor. Built as an excuse to experiment with hand tracking systems and VR.

UnityOpen SourceLeap Motion+7
Spicy Hack

Spicy Hack

2017

Sadistic random tech stack generator used to increase hackathon difficulty for veteran developers.

WebHackathonOpen Source+3
Hello Politician

Hello Politician

2019

Public political disclosure data register put together by scraping PDF files. Built as an excuse to play with govt data for the GovHack 2019 hackathon.

HackathonOpen SourceWeb+4
Flattie

Flattie

2016

Rental affordability heatmap created by crunching MBIE government data.

WebMappingRentals+2
Zappy

Zappy

2019

Augmented Reality bus stop finder built with Unity and Google ARCore. Built at an NZTA Government Hackathon to learn more about Unity AR Tooling.

MobileHackathonAR+6
Grip

Grip

2018

Proof of concept GPS-powered speedometer designed and built for an NZ Transport Authority hackathon in 2018

MobileHackathonWeb+5
Raihana

Raihana

2018

NZTA hackathon project exploring the driver licensing process and how to improve it. Included experiments with eyesight checking features through the browser Webcam API

WebHackathonWebcam+4
Senpai

Senpai

2019

Senpai is a simple website blocker that helps you study. Used to learn more about Chrome APIs.

WebChrome ExtensionOpen Source+3
She Sharp

She Sharp

2017

Charity website design + dev work for a group serving the next generation of women in tech called She Sharp. Lots of Wordpress, CSS and PHP hackery.

WebWordPressOpen Source+5
NZ Traditional Boatbuilding School

NZ Traditional Boatbuilding School

2019

Charity website design + dev work for a traditional boatbuilding school. Lots of Wordpress, CSS and PHP hackery.

WebWordPressOpen Source+4
Fundy

Fundy

2019

Hackathon project that explored what charity funding marketplaces could look like. Built for a hackathon hosted by Datacom in 2019.

WebHackathonOpen Source+3
Bender

Bender

2015

Interactive digital art exhibit built with Unity and Microsoft Kinect SDKs. Publicly displayed at Aotea Square in New Zealand in 2015.

KinectPoint CloudsDigital Art+3
Annabelle Xu Website

Annabelle Xu Website

2024

Responsive website for a Data Scientist.

WebPortfolioFE Dev
RAID

RAID

2023

Responsible AI Disclosure Framework for projects that use artificial intelligence

WebAIClassification+1
iGovt

iGovt

2023

Text RPG game that shuts down your computer if you die

CLIProcessingGame+1
Crash Here

Crash Here

2017

Shelter finder service that worked on everything from Nokia phones to Android devices

WebMobileAndroid+2
Surfer

Surfer

Mar 2025

A Chrome extension that adds a subway surfer or minecraft parkour video overlay to web pages

WebChrome ExtensionFE Dev
OIIA Dance Party

OIIA Dance Party

Mar 2025

A chrome extension that makes web pages page spin, rotate, and dance with cats

WebChrome ExtensionFE Dev
VR Forex Prototype

VR Forex Prototype

2015

Unity VR Data visualization playing with forex data pulled from the Yahoo finance API

VRUnityOpen Source+5
VR Traffic Prototype

VR Traffic Prototype

2016

Unity VR data visualization of traffic data over time.

VRUnityOpen Source+4
Loan Market

Loan Market

2023

Proof of concept on-chain loan broker with aggregated AML/KYC built in. Built for a web3 hackathon in 2025

WebHackathonOpen Source+4
Relaxatron

Relaxatron

Mar 2016

Calming digital art screensaver built for Global Game Jam 2016

Digital ArtC#Unity+3
Hairy Wizards

Hairy Wizards

July 2025

Browser based multiplayer game made to test how far you could push vibe coding for Kiwijam 2025

Webthree.jsGame+5
Command Prompt

Command Prompt

2026

Multiplayer space RTS in the browser with massive fleet battles, three playable factions, base building, and AI skirmishes.

WebGameMultiplayer+5
Minhime

Minhime

2026

3D browser platformer about hunting bánh mì through lantern villages, floating markets, and Hạ Long Bay

WebMobileGame+3
Slopdivers

Slopdivers

2026

16-player co-op browser shooter with orbital drops, hostile factions, destructible battlefields, and squad extractions.

WebGameMultiplayer+5
Slop Crisis

Slop Crisis

2026

An experiment in controller-free aiming. A light-gun rail shooter you aim with your hand, an AR light gun drawn on your palm, your head, or a tilted phone, with a tracking lab to compare each against a keyboard. All camera tracking runs locally in the browser.

WebGameWebcam+10
Pew Pew

Pew Pew

2026

Multiplayer isometric bullet hell in the browser. Three-minute rounds against friends and waves of bots, with five guns, pickups, dashes, and a kill-streak announcer.

WebGameMultiplayer+3
Clanker Arena

Clanker Arena

August 2026

Online FPS built and deployed to production in 45 minutes with AI and Cloudflare. Supports PVP and PVE modes.

WebAIthree.js+6
Placeboat

Placeboat

2023

Parody boat ownership simulator that showcases how expensive it is to own a boat.

WebGameCanvas+3
Head Pong

Head Pong

2026

A pong game you play by moving your head up and down. Built with Mediapipe in 15 minutes.

WebGameWebcam+3
Prompt of the dead

Prompt of the dead

2026

Experimenting with multi-modal cross-platform play between desktop and mobile with an isometric zombie shooter.

WebMobileGame+3